Episode 51: Saturation Point

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Episode 51: Saturation Poing

*Note – no intro music this episode. I’m still getting my new computer set up 🙂

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Finished Objects

  1. F Bombs by Jenifer Spock-Rank
  2. No Summer Blues by Jenny F (No January Blues) using Miss Babs Kaweah (DK 100% merino) base in Moroccan Door and Morning Glory. 

WIPS

  1. Neon Stripes – SOS socks using String Theory Colorwork’s Inertia Base (80/20; 400 yards) in the Free Radical colorway (purple, turquoise, neon green, black and grey)
  2. IceFall by Tin Can Knits using Tosh Merino Light (420 yds; single ply; merino – anyone know if it’s SW?) in Charcoal and Deram in Color Jilly (440 yds; sw, merino) base in Amethyst colorway (single ply; fingering)
  3. Lothlorien shawl in Dyetastic Silk Sock base in Golden Rose colorway

Retail Therapy

Mad Tosh?

Forbidden Fiber Co

Rants/Raves/Deep Thoughts

Silent Book Club

 

 

Episode 50: Life Sounds Like

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Episode 50: Life Sounds Like

*Note – no intro music this episode. I’m still getting my new computer set up 🙂

Welcome: Please find my latest episode here.  Also, find me as saltyjoknits on ravelry or in our podcasts group on ravelry. Email me at saltyjoknits at gmail dot com and as saltyjoknits on instagram

Finished Objects

  1. Baby Pumpkin Hat by Michele Sabatier using Malabrigo Rios in Sunset and Lettuce
  2. F Bombs by Jenifer Spock-Rank

WIPS

  1. Neon Stripes – SOS socks using String Theory Colorwork’s Inertia Base (80/20; 400 yards) in the Free Radical colorway (purple, turquoise, neon green, black and grey)
  2. IceFall by Tin Can Knits using Tosh Merino Light (420 yds; single ply; merino – anyone know if it’s SW?) in Charcoal and Deram in Color Jilly (440 yds; sw, merino) base in Amethyst colorway (single ply; fingering)
  3. No Summer Blues by Jenny F (No January Blues) using Miss Babs Kaweah (DK 100% merino) base in Moroccan Door and Morning Glory. 
  4. Candy canes –

On Deck

  1. Pumpkins (I thought this was kind of a different pattern)
  2. Lothlorien shawl
  3. Ripple Cropped Sweater 

Retail Therapy

Malabrigo Rios (I buy mine at Eat Sleep Knit)

Dyetastic

Rants/Raves/Deep Thoughts

Silent Book Club

 

 

Episode 49: Living the Dream

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Episode 49: Living the Dream

Welcome: Please find my latest episode here.  Also, find me as saltyjoknits on ravelry or in our podcasts group on ravelry. Email me at saltyjoknits at gmail dot com and as saltyjoknits on instagram

Finished Objects

  1. Sommar cardi by yarn-madness using Three Irish Girls Springvale DK (100% merino) base in Sea glass.
  2. Baby Barley Hat by Tin Can Knits using Rios in LiquidAmbar

WIPS

  1. Neon Stripes – SOS socks using String Theory Colorwork’s Inertia Base (80/20; 400 yards) in the Free Radical colorway (purple, turquoise, neon green, black and grey)
  2. IceFall by Tin Can Knits using Tosh Merino Light (420 yds; single ply; merino – anyone know if it’s SW?) in Charcoal and Deram in Color Jilly (440 yds; sw, merino) base in Amethyst colorway (single ply; fingering)

On Deck

  1. Baby Pumpkin Hat
  2. Butterfly and Cocoon
  3. Candy canes for the tree (not sure if I’ll use this pattern or something else. these seem a bit… clunky?)
  4. Pumpkins (I thought this was kind of a different pattern)
  5. Lothlorien shawl
  6. F Bombs 
  7. Ripple Cropped Sweater 
  8. Starshower 
  9. Amphora 
  10. 5-6 hats for kids and grown ups
  11. 2 Christmas socks (for me and kiddo in our stockings)
  12. Finish kiddo’s Icefall 
  13. Finish my No Summer Blues 
  14. Finish my Myrna 

That’s Entertainment

THe Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club  by Gil McNeil

Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Amazon

Rants/Raves/Deep Thoughts

*Note from Jo – There was an issue with the last 10 minutes it seems. It’s dead air for the Deep Thoughts section and, naturally, my original file is corrupted. So no deep thoughts this episode :(. We will catch up next time.

 

 

Episode 48: Cabling – How I love thee

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Episode 47: Cabling – How I love thee

Welcome: Please find my latest episode here.  Also, find me as saltyjoknits on ravelry or in our podcasts group on ravelry. Email me at saltyjoknits at gmail dot com and as saltyjoknits on instagram

Finished Objects

  1. Don’t You Forget About Me using Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso in Breakfast Club with Susan B Anderson’s Smooth Operator pattern

WIPS

  1. Looking Forward, Looking Back by Claire Ellen using Miss Babs Hot Shot base (400 yds in 80/20 blend) in Secret Kiss colorway
  2. No Summer Blues by Jenny F (No January Blues) using Miss Babs Kaweah (DK 100% merino) base in Moroccan Door and Morning Glory.
  3. Sommar cardi by yarn-madness using Three Irish Girls Springvale DK (100% merino) base in Sea glass.

Sewing

Design and Sew an A-Line Skirt by Deborah Moebes on craftsy/bluprint

Rants/Raves/Deep Thoughts

 

 

Episode 47: Socks and Cowls and Cardis

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Episode 46: Move forward. Do better.

Welcome: Please find my latest episode here.  Also, find me as saltyjoknits on ravelry or in our podcasts group on ravelry. Email me at saltyjoknits at gmail dot com and as saltyjoknits on instagram

Finished Objects

  1. Hermione’s Everyday socks. Using Leading men Fiber Arts in their Showstopper base (463 yds; 75/25 blend) in the Complete Imagination colorway.
  2. Frost Feather by Virginia Satter-Reimler Using Mrs Crosby’s Train Case (425 yds; 55/30/15 merino, viscose nylon) in the Harper colorway
  3. Plain Cranky sock using Cascade Heritage Sock in Iris and Wonderland Yarns, Queen of Hearts in Out to Sea. Used Louise Tilbrook’s Afterthought Heel instructions
  4. Little chained bracelet – kinda cute.

WIPS

  1. Don’t You Forget About Me using Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso in Breakfast Club with Susan B Anderson’s Smooth Operator pattern
  2. No Summer Blues by Jenny F (No January Blues) using Miss Babs Kaweah (DK 100% merino) base in Moroccan Door and Morning Glory.
  3. Sommar cardi by yarn-madness using Three Irish Girls Springvale DK (100% merino) base in Sea glass.
  4. Looking Forward, Looking Back I really need to get to this.

Sewing

Design and Sew an A-Line Skirt by Deborah Moebes on craftsy/bluprint

Language Anguish

Myrna by Andi Satterlund

Rants/Raves/Deep Thoughts

 

 

Episode 46: Move forward. Do better

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Episode 46: Move forward. Do better.

Welcome: Please find my latest episode here.  Also, find me as saltyjoknits on ravelry or in our podcasts group on ravelry. Email me at saltyjoknits at gmail dot com and as saltyjoknits on instagram

Finished Objects

  1. I-cord braided headband using Malabrigo Rios in Bobby Blue

WIPS

  1. Plain Cranky sock using Cascade Heritage Sock in Iris and Wonderland Yarns, Queen of Hearts in Out to Sea. Used Louise Tilbrook’s Afterthought Heel instructions
  2. Frost Feather by Virginia Satter-Reimler Using Mrs Crosby’s Train Case (425 yds; 55/30/15 merino, viscose nylon) in the Harper colorway
  3. Don’t You Forget About Me using Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso in Breakfast Club with Susan B Anderson’s Smooth Operator pattern

Sewing

Design and Sew an A-Line Skirt by Deborah Moebes on craftsy/bluprint

Holiday Knitting

Looking Forward, Looking Back

Rants/Raves

Deep Thoughts

 

 

Episode 45: Do you buy it for the squoosh?

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Episode 45: Do you buy it for the squoosh?

Welcome: Please find my latest episode here.  Also, find me as saltyjoknits on ravelry or in our podcasts group on ravelry. Email me at saltyjoknits at gmail dot com and as saltyjoknits on instagram

Finished Objects

  1. Hermione’s Everyday socks by Erica Lueder. Using Leading men Fiber Arts in their Showstopper base in the Complete Imagination colorway

WIPS

  1. Frost Feather by Virginia Satter-Reimler Using Mrs Crosby’s Train Case (425 yds; 55/30/15 merino, viscose nylon) in the Harper colorway
  2. Fading point by Joji Locatelli using MadelineTosh Merino Light in Deep, Real Friends Don’t Lie, Cousteau, Chattahoochee, Celadon

On Deck

Kit’s Kerchief by Tin Can Knits

Claudja by Berroco 

Rants/Raves

Deep Thoughts

So you think you want to be an indie dyer by Amy Florence of the Stranded Podcast

 

 

Episode 44: Do you really not have many WIPS? Delusional… table for 1

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Episode 44: Do you really not have many WIPS? Delusional… table for 1

Welcome: Please find my latest episode here.  Also, find me as saltyjoknits on ravelry or in our podcasts group on ravelry. Email me at saltyjoknits at gmail dot com and as saltyjoknits on instagram

Finished Objects

  1. Lace Headband by MintyFresh using Miss Babs Hot Shot in the Impatiens colorway (which I used on my Willowfall cowl,
  2. Docsworthy using Nerd Girl Yarns in Bounce and Stomp in the #lolwut colorway

WIPS

  1. Hermione’s Everyday socks by Erica Lueder. Using Leading men Fiber Arts in their Showstopper base in the Complete Imagination colorway
  2. Frost Feather by Virginia Satter-Reimler Using Mrs Crosby’s Train Case (425 yds; 55/30/15 merino, viscose nylon) in the Harper colorway
  3. Fading point by Joji Locatelli using MadelineTosh Merino Light in Deep, Real Friends Don’t Lie, Cousteau, Chattahoochee, Celadon

Languish Anguish

Briar by Kat Riddel

Myrna by Addi Satterlund

Rants/Raves

Deep Thoughts

 

 

 

Episode 43: PSA – Make Good Notes in Ravelry

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Episode 43: PSA – Make Good Notes in Ravelry

Welcome: Please find my latest episode here.  Also, find me as saltyjoknits on ravelry or in our podcasts group on ravelry. Email me at saltyjoknits at gmail dot com and as saltyjoknits on instagram

Finished Objects

  1. Reyna by Noora Backlund using Stranded Dyeworks in her MCN base in the ocean rainbow colorway.
  2. Wee Sweater by Sarah Schira (Imagined Landscapes) using Jamieson’s Shetland Spendrift in the Cardinal colorway
  3. Simplicity 1561 – cotton sleep shorts

WIPS

  1. Fading point by Joji Locatelli using MadelineTosh Merino Light in Deep, Real Friends Don’t Lie, Cousteau, Chattahoochee, Celadon
  2. Looking Forward Looking Back by Claire Ellen – heavily cabled. 
  3. Whiz Bang by Sara Shoo – Toe up
  4. First Frost by Virginia Sattler-Reimer – heavily laced
  5. Hermione’s Everyday Socks by ERica Lueder or a vanilla or maybe two pairs of Rose City Rollers by Mara Catherine Bryner

On Deck

    1. Aya tank by – Gabrielle Vizina
    2. Summer by Ankestrick
    3. Akhet by Kokoro Patterns
    4. T shirt Romantique by
    5. Iridiceae by Fatimah Hinds
    6. Cherry Bomb by Joan McGowan-Michael

Rants/Raves

Losing 100 pounds with Phit-n-Phat

 

 

Episode 42: All the hats – all of them

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Episode 42: All the hats – all of them.

Welcome: Please find my latest episode here.  Also, find me as saltyjoknits on ravelry or in our podcasts group on ravelry. Email me at saltyjoknits at gmail dot com and as saltyjoknits on instagram

Finished Objects

  1. Loch hat by Tin Can Knits in Malabrigo Arroyo in the Agua colorway
  2. Barley Hats by Tin Can Knits; one in Malabrigo Rios in the Ravelry Red colorway and one in Lorna’s Laces Shepherd’s Worsted Cozumel colorway
  3. Rafa’s Hat by Joji Locatelli using Malabrigo Rios in the Bobby Blue colorway
  4. Cuffed hat by Purl Soho using Cascade 220 SW in white and Spun Right Round in Blender 
  5. Koko bean hat by Judith Marie Knits in Malabrigo Rios in the Teal Feather colorway
  6. Seathwaite by Kate Gagnon Osborn in Malabrigo Rios in the Whale’s Road colorway

WIPS

  1. Fading point by Joji Locatelli using MadelineTosh Merino Light in Deep, Real Friends Don’t Lie, Cousteau, Chattahoochee, Celadon

On Deck

  1. Looking Forward Looking Back by Claire Ellen – heavily cabled. 
  2. Whiz Bang by Sara Shoo – Toe up
  3. First Frost by Virginia Sattler-Reimer – heavily laced
  4. Hermione’s Everyday Socks by ERica Lueder or a vanilla or maybe two pairs of Rose City Rollers by Mara Catherine Bryner

Rants/Raves

Deep Thoughts: 2019 Planification

  1. Complicated socks
  2. Better vanilla socks
  3. Better project notes in rav (needle size, adjustements, wraps per inch)
  4. Learning sock repair
  5. Getting back to sewing
  6. Cooking
  7. Gardening
  8. Meditation